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29 July 2008

Laptop Bags: Industry Process and Guidelines

On March 3, 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) posted a Request for Information (RFI) on Federal Business Opportunities calling for information on innovative laptop bag designs that would present a clear image equal to or better than the image of the laptop in the bin when X-rayed. The RFI asked that offerors submit information and design concepts of their bags within 30 days and prototypes within 90 days.

24 July 2008

TSA Lifts Cap and Eliminates Fee on Registered Traveler

Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced it has cleared any impediments to further expansion of Registered Traveler (RT) business opportunities beyond the initial 20 airports. TSA determined that the current security threat assessment largely duplicates the watch list matching that is conducted on all travelers every time they fly. The other parts of the security threat assessment are not core elements in determining threats to aviation security and will no longer be required, and the government is eliminating the $28 fee.
24 July 2008

Long Island Maritime Workers Begin Enrollment for Federal Port Security Credential

Press Release
SOUTHOLD, N.Y. – Today, port and longshore workers, truckers and others operating within Long Island Sound and the nearby area will begin to enroll in the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The program's goal is to ensure that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a security threat.
22 July 2008

TSA Administrator Kip Hawley's Keynote Address to the Aero Club of Washington

Speech

Aero Club of Washington
Luncheon at Capital Hilton Hotel
Washington, D.C.

(As Delivered)

Good afternoon everybody. It's a great pleasure to be here with you during this ninety-ninth year of the Aero Club, and it is a great pleasure to occupy the Marion Blakey Memorial Seat at the head table.

17 July 2008

TSA Announces Launch of Expedited Screening for Flight Deck Crew Members

Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today launched crewPASS, a test program designed to evaluate expedited access to secure areas of airports for properly credentialed commercial flight deck crew members. The program is a mandate of the 9/11 bill and will be evaluated at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport and Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport.
17 July 2008

Workers at Port of Decatur Begin Enrollment for Federal Port Security Credential

Press Release
DECATUR, Al. – Port and longshore workers, truckers and others at the Port of Decatur are now able to enroll in the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC™) program. The program's goal is to ensure that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a security threat.
16 July 2008

TSA Announces Security Recommendations for Motor Carriers

Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced a set of security recommendations for the transportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across the nation's highways.
15 July 2008

Workers at Port of Lafayette Begin Enrollment for Federal Port Security Credential

Press Release
LAFAYETTE, La. – Port and longshore workers, truckers and others at the Port of Lafayette are now able to enroll in the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The program's goal is to ensure that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a security threat.

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